The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-02
BOWLING KAsn1oNAn1s xowADAYa
May Hn'preveuerts In 10 since Our Fere-
fathers Played on Boviipg Green.

BOWLING JABUONABLB NOWADAHh
May Irpreveuerts In 10 since Our Fere-
fathers Played On Bowiins Green.
Bowling Ia getting to be very fashionable
nowadays, and there ia no game that is played
In winter that has moro votaries. Girls and
women 90 well as men and boys play II, and
accuracy often makes up for lack Of velocity.
There arc hundreds OF bowling clubs In this
city, and tournaments for valuable prizes arc
not uncommon. It was o fashionable pastime
with our Dutch forefathers, who used to play
around the Battery years ind years ago. In
decd. Bowling Green 80 got Its name. That
they might play there In winter as vol rs In
summer It was only necessary TO eroot the al
leys for bowling under sholtor, and carly In
tho present century tho game was worry exten-
sively played In that neighborhood and else
whore In this city and Williamsburgh. But,
cad to say our forefathers made money bets
on tho result OF their play, and law was
passed. prohibiting tho bowling Of ninopins.
and for a time the game was abandoned. But
our ancestors were wide awake, and to evade
the law added an extra pin, and now ton pins
constitute tho regulation game; although
many OF the German clubs still use nino pins
forefethers did. namely. Mam6urger." SO
called because 1t is supposed to have originated
Many changes and improvements have been
within ne Pat ten or tsen years I IN n
manufacture Of the. balls and pins. For many
years ordinary hard wood planks were used in
That the alleys ts were ' constantly getting out q
shape OWN, owing to TING boards warning. Then
eHsremely hard and thosrouehly seasoned
wood Of selected grain, tho timber being
on edge instead OF fiat as formerly.
The balls are now made Of tho best Imported
Mood snu% v. pTlncl Rsy and all EXCEPT opps
bored IN them to The D depth of about two inches.
In which the bowler puts the thumb and gen zen.
some bowlers use the index finger Originally
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gave the bowler far more control Of the larger
balls. which are sometimes more than twenty.
Untii W. years ago the game was confined
idls grown In favor wv With tho general pubic.
This Is indicated by the large number Of alleys
built in the past 1--WE years. One manufaeturlng
period representing an outlay of about $50, 900.
pair Of alleys costing. approximately. $500;
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Of town where there are summer visitors.
1 and saS s' Position in the world s% q
sports that nearly every good bowler or men,
BOWL kowIins Association u Until The formation q
the Amateur Athletic Bowling League last year
ment s Which s was s orsansed In 1885. The tour
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nearly oil the aboye clubs win enter. 1t is the
enterprise to keep the tournament strictly
amateur in every respect, as they Wish to do
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which will begin about Nov. 1. The members
Of the various athletic clubs have already COM
trial games between tho members Of their re-
speetiye organizsttons.
number about ono hundred are lovers OF bowl
Ing, and probably moro than half Of these are
flrst-class bowlers. They have six as perfect
and handsome alleys as can be found any
where. Realizing the importance Of bringing
has begun a preliminary tournament among
It's members, and four teams OF eight men each
will compete for valuable prizes.
entail club In this. city Is the Terrace Bowl
Ing Club, which bowls Ct Terrace Garden.
known and wealthy men. merchants.
OF the other fiourishin& clubs the following
tonia. Growlers. Warwick, Madison Square
Hopeful. Artist. Independent, Ours. Merry
majority OF these clubs average twenty-five
members and bowl on the Palette Club alleys
In East Twenty second street. near Broadway.
about 200 regularly organized bowling clubs
in this city, and that oyer thirty new clubs
have been formed 80 far this season.